Author: Jmedia Manager
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We lived amid rockets raining down on Israel: this conflict is complicated
The flare-up of hostilities between Israel and Palestine has given rise to a response I struggled with during the last Gaza war of 2014 – that the asymmetry of capability equates to an asymmetry of suffering. Thanks to Israel’s sophisticated military and its Iron Dome defence system that takes out short-range rockets, its casualties are…
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Israel and Hamas Gaza truce begins
Gaza: A truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday at the hour set by Egyptian mediators, and US President Joe Biden pledged to salve the devastation of the worst fighting in years with humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In the countdown to the 2am (9am AEST) cease-fire, whose timing Hamas had confirmed…
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The grim roots of ‘refusenik’
Vaccine refusenik’ is the latest catchphrase used to disparage anyone unwilling — for whatever reason — to roll up their sleeve for a Covid shot. Few are aware, however, that the word ‘refusenik’ could hardly be less fitting. The term ‘refusenik’ (the anglicised version of the Russian otkaznik), which spread across the globe in the early…
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EXCLUSIVE: Wallabies great George Gregan accused of ‘racist’ language
Wallabies great George Gregan has been accused of using “hateful, racist language” while allegedly plotting to remove a former business partner from the company the man founded. Sky News can exclusively reveal that the explosive conversations between the most capped Wallaby and another former player are set to feature in a high-profile trial next month.…
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Israel and Hamas agree on Gaza truce
Israel and Hamas will cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2am on Friday, an official with the Palestinian Islamist faction says, bringing a potentially tenuous halt to the fiercest fighting in decades. Israel’s security cabinet said it had voted unanimously in favour of a “mutual and unconditional” Gaza truce proposed by mediator…
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EXCLUSIVE: Inner-city Melbourne council passes resolution to stand in ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians
Sky News Reporter Caroline Marcus has revealed the Yarra City Council in Melbourne’s inner-city has passed a resolution this week to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, criticising Israel for its “occupation” in the conflict. In the resolution, the council said it was “not a conflict between equals but an extension of an occupation”…
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Israel will keep attacking ‘until they secure the quiet’
US President Joe Biden has told the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he is expecting a ceasefire in Gaza but Mr Netanyahu has said he will proceed “until they secure the quiet”, according to Sky News contributor Michael Ware. “Prime Minister Netanyahu domestically can’t be seen to be caving into the Americans, he has to…
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Gaza conflict: Netanyahu dismisses Biden call to scale back attacks
A cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas could come as early as Friday, after US President Biden lost patience with Israel’s prime minister yesterday, demanding that Binyamin Netanyahu ease air strikes on Gaza and move towards a ceasefire. In a third call between the men in five days, Mr…
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Ceasefire ends 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas
The air strikes and rocket attacks that have lit up the sky over Gaza and Israel for more than a week have stopped after a Egyptian brokered ceasefire came into effect. Palestinians in Gaza celebrated overnight, but with no apparent resolution to the issues that sparked the conflict, experts are warning the truce is unlikely…
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Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire
After 11 days of conflict, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire across the Gaza strip border. It brings to an end the fiercest fighting in years, with 232 Palestinians and 12 Israelis killed. Listen to the report on the ABC AM program.